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A. M. PAYSON.

ASH SIFTER.

(No Model.)

Patented Mar. 11; 1890.-

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

AURIN M. PAYSON, OF MALDEN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ADAMCOOK, OF SAME PLACE.

ASH-SIFTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 423,270, dated March11, 1890. Application filed January 17, 1890. Serial No. 337,215- (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, AURIN M. PAYSON, of

Malden, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Ash-Sifters, of whichthe following; is a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide a simple and effectiveash-sifter in which the ashes can be readily separated from the coal andcinders and each deposited in a separate receptacle-namely, one forashes and one for coal and cinders.

The invention consists in the improved construction which I will nowproceed to describe and claim.

Of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 represent-s a perspective View of my improved ash-sifter. Fig.2 represents a longitudinal section of the same. I

The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in both figures.

In the drawings, a represents a box or casing of suitable depth andlength to contain two barrels Z) b, said barrels being here shown of thestyle ordinarily used to receive ashes. At the top of the box are cleatsor guides c c surrounding the upper edges of the side and end pieces ofthe box, said edges constitut ing horizontal seats or tracks d d at thetop of the box.

f represents a bottomless box adapted to slide on the seats or tracks cl(Z between the guides c c.

g represents a'box or sifter having wirecloth sides, one of which isremovable and constitutes a door 2, which may be removed to permit theintroduction of ashes into the box 9. Said sifter is provided with ashaft '5, which is journaled in bearings at the ends of the box f, andis provided at one end with a crank 70. .7

Zrepresents ahood or cover, which is hinged to the top of the box f, andis arranged to cover the box or sifter g.

on m represent hoppers, which are attached to the top of the box orcasing a, and are so formed that either hopper can be covered by thesliding box f, the openings in said hoppers being of such size as todischarge any thing falling into the hoppers into the barrels Z2 b,which are placed under the hoppers, as shown in Fig. 2.

p represents a partition extending across the box or casing a anddividing it into two other parts, one of which holds one barrel and theother the other barrel. The ends of the box or casing a are providedwith removable doors 0" 7", which are secured by buttons 8 s or othersuitable fastening devices, and permit access to the compartments of thebox or casing a for the insertion and removal of the barrels b b.

The operation is as follows: The box f being at one end of the box orcasing a and over one of the hoppers m, as shown in Fig. 2, the hood orcover Z is raised and a charge of unsifted ashes is poured into therotary box or sifter g, the door 2 being removed. to perm t theinsertion of said charge. The door? is then replaced and secured by abutton a or other suitable fastening device, and the hood or cover Z isclosed over the sifter. The sifter is then rotated by means of the crankuntil the sifting operation is completed, the ashes falling upon thehopper m and from. the latter into the barrel 7). It will be seen thatthe box or sifter g and .the barrel 1) for receiving the ashes from thesifter are entirely inclosed during the operation, so that no ashes canescape, the partition 10 preventing the escape of ashes below the top ofthe box or casing a, while the box f and hood or cover Z prevent theescape of ashes above the box a. After the sifting operation the box fand the sifter g are moved to the other end of the box or casing a, andthe door 2 of the sifter is removed, and the sifter is rotated until thecoal and cinders fall into the other barrel 1;. It will be seen that thebox f may be allowed to remain in position over the barrel that receivesthe ashes until the fine ashes and dust have settled, so that there willbe no escape of dust after the box f is moved to discharge the cindersand the coal.

I claim- In an ash-sifter, the combination of the box or casing at,having the central partition p, the doors r r, and the hoppers m 'm, thesliding box f, adapted to move upon the top of said casing, guides onthe'easing for said box, name to this specification, in the presence ofa rotary screen or sifter journaied in the box two subscribingWitnesses, this 11th day of f, and a movable hood or cover adapted toJanuary, A. D. 1890. prevent the escape of dust and ashes from the AURINM. -PAYSON. 5 box f, all arranged and operating substan- \Vitnesses: V

tially as set forth. GEO. H. FALL,-

In testimony whereof I have signed my ANNA 0. FALL.

